On Wednesday, the Prime Minister expressed optimism about the political solution that will emerge from the March 10 parliamentary elections and warned the new government against wasting time in renegotiating the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) in Brussels.
This position on the PRR was defended by António Costa during the closing session of the protocol signed between the Institute for Housing and Urban Rehabilitation (IRHU) and the Oeiras Municipal Council for the construction of 700 houses in the former radio naval station of Algés, in an intervention in who said he had “the hope” that the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, would still promulgate a diploma that he considered “essential” in the field of territorial planning and permits for urbanization.
Earlier, the mayor of Oeiras, Isaltino Morais, had expressed concern about the prospects that the Portuguese will wake up to on the morning of March 11 after the early parliamentary elections, but the leader of the executive branch was “optimistic” and said he was convinced that “citizens do not want to go backwards.”
“I think the Portuguese will wake up well on the morning of March 11,” he thought.
According to António Costa, the PRR already provides for a non-refundable investment of 3,200 million euros, with a view to building an additional 32,000 homes over the next three years, and has an implementation deadline of December 31, 2026.
“The country knows one thing: whether you like it or not, the PRR was agreed between Portugal and the European Union, and we are obliged to comply with it until December 31, 2026; Whether you like it or not, they will have to fulfill the 32,000 obligations. fires that are contracted with the European Union, because if they don’t build them, we will lose the money,” he stated.
In this context, he left some opinions to the next executive, referring to a situation occurring in a Member State that he did not identify.
“The last government that arrived and wanted to renegotiate the respective PRR has stalled for a year and is now begging for an extension of the execution period. The country cannot always change its concerns. Everyone says that if you lose it will be more difficult to implement the PRR,” he warned, listening to Isaltino Morais and Housing Minister Marina Gonçalves.
Source: DN
